On Persevering

On Persevering

I want to tap out at precisely 1:00 PM every Sunday. I really do. I fantasize the entire ride home from Advance about what it would be like to quit church planting and motherhood and Facebook and laundry and my to-do list and flossing (oh, wait), and just hole up in...
Antitode: Insecurity

Antitode: Insecurity

I co-preached me a ‘lil sermon on insecurity last weekend as part of Advance Church’s Antitode series. Have a listen and also check out The Snare of Compare from the GirlTalk blog and Shauna Niequist’s Instagram’s Envy Effect from Relevant...
Fences, Fears, & A Call to Dream

Fences, Fears, & A Call to Dream

There are more than 500 stores in the Mall of America. We gave our 8-year-old son $20 and told him to pick one. He didn’t need a map to show him his options. He just needed his dad to point the way to Goldy’s Lockeroom. Once inside, he bought a University of Minnesota...